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Nearly 19 percent of Vancouver has a tree canopy — roughly 6,066 acres, or the size of 4,600 football fields. From this number, 15 percent of the city’s inventoried trees are maintained by the city and 85 percent are private.

Officials rethink Vancouver forestry plan

Nearly 19 percent of Vancouver has a tree canopy — roughly 6,066 acres, or the size of 4,600 football fields. From this number, 15 percent of the city’s inventoried trees are maintained by the city and 85 percent are private.

May 10, 2023, 4:39pm Clark County News

Amid the bustle of a growing city and the pressures of climate change, urban foresters are rethinking how to expand Vancouver’s tree canopy. Read story

Residents cool off as they splash around in the water feature at The Waterfront Vancouver in 2022. The water feature will be open this weekend, when temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees.

Clark County temperatures could be in 90s this weekend

Residents cool off as they splash around in the water feature at The Waterfront Vancouver in 2022. The water feature will be open this weekend, when temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees.

May 9, 2023, 7:50pm Clark County News

Regional weather forecasts show that Mother’s Day weekend will be the hottest so far this year, with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above normal, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story

Washington Department of Ecology seeks input on state’s plastics law

May 4, 2023, 5:59am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comment regarding its proposed changes to the state’s 2021 plastics law. Read story

Restoring northwestern pond turtle populations will take time.

Aiming to save turtles in Columbia River Gorge

Restoring northwestern pond turtle populations will take time.

May 2, 2023, 6:03am Latest News

It’s February in the Columbia River Gorge. Cold and windy, with a hint of snow in the air. Read story

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest manages 68,660 acres, or 79 percent of the Little White Salmon watershed. Out of that, roughly 15,600 acres are being considered for fire mitigation projects, including commercial and noncommerical thinning, as well as controlled burns.

Little White Salmon watershed project aims to prepare area for effects of climate change

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest manages 68,660 acres, or 79 percent of the Little White Salmon watershed. Out of that, roughly 15,600 acres are being considered for fire mitigation projects, including commercial and noncommerical thinning, as well as controlled burns.

May 1, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

The Little White Salmon watershed, resting toward the eastern edge of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, will likely be among the first areas within the forest to face stressors caused by climate change. Read story

A bear caught on a residential lawn in the Gorge was transported miles away, released and hazed with loud noise and rubber buckshot -- an attempt to scare it away from humans permanently -- in remote, rural Snowden.

Habitat loss brings bears, cougars closer to suburbs, cities in Southwest Washington

A bear caught on a residential lawn in the Gorge was transported miles away, released and hazed with loud noise and rubber buckshot -- an attempt to scare it away from humans permanently -- in remote, rural Snowden.

April 30, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

This is the time of year when Clark County starts receiving visits from huge bellies on hairy legs. Read story

Pat David of Vancouver unplugs his Tesla at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek on Tuesday. David lives nearby and says he comes by this station often to get a faster charge and save on electricity costs.

Washington budgets $2B to cut greenhouse gas emissions; here’s where money will go

Pat David of Vancouver unplugs his Tesla at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek on Tuesday. David lives nearby and says he comes by this station often to get a faster charge and save on electricity costs.

April 28, 2023, 7:29am Latest News

Washington lawmakers budgeted about $2 billion to boost the adoption of electric bikes, cars and heat pumps, build solar power projects, turn cow poop into energy, and fund other efforts related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The spending will reach just about every corner of the state. Read story

Lyle Rinearson of Walsh Construction, left, talks with Scott Davidson of the Vancouver Housing Authority as they tour the roof at Fourth Plain Community Commons, a low-income development with environmentally friendly features in compliance with Washington's energy code. The white roof cuts down on the heat dome and keeps the building from overheating in the summer.

Affordable housing vs. Climate: Code creates clash of crises in Clark County

Lyle Rinearson of Walsh Construction, left, talks with Scott Davidson of the Vancouver Housing Authority as they tour the roof at Fourth Plain Community Commons, a low-income development with environmentally friendly features in compliance with Washington's energy code. The white roof cuts down on the heat dome and keeps the building from overheating in the summer.

April 9, 2023, 6:06am Business

The grim news in late March that the Earth is on target to heat up by another 2.7 degrees in the next decade is adding to the challenges of a seemingly separate crisis: housing and homelessness. Read story

Low-income Vancouver apartment complex Fourth Plain Community Commons features LED lighting, one of its many environmentally friendly features.

Washington’s updated building codes seen as vital tool to fight climate change

Low-income Vancouver apartment complex Fourth Plain Community Commons features LED lighting, one of its many environmentally friendly features.

April 9, 2023, 6:05am Business

Updating building codes might just be one of Washington’s most promising tools in combating climate change. Read story

Tansy ragwort is toxic and a threat to livestock and agriculture.

6 invasive plants that vex Clark County

Tansy ragwort is toxic and a threat to livestock and agriculture.

April 7, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Noxious. Weedy. Non-native. Read story